Christies, Australian Art, London, 26 Sep 2013, No. of Lots: 74

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1 Click here to view image Lycett, Joseph

Views in Australia; or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Delineated

Engravings 		*** ***
2 Click here to view image Light, After, William

A View of the Country and of The Temporary Erections Near The Site for The Proposed Town of Adelaide, in South Australia

Handcoloured aquatint, published by Smith, Elder & Co., London, 50.2 x 66.8 cm 		*** ***
3 Click here to view image School, English

Major James Winniett Nunn, 80th Regiment, Commandant of the New South Wales Police

Oil on canvas, 60.9 x 43.8 cm 		*** ***
4 Click here to view image Gilfillan, John Alexander

Portrait of Andrew Bridges Murray (1813-1880), the Artist's Brother-in-law, Seated Half Length – a Vignette

Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with white and gum Arabic on card, signed and dated 'J A Gilfllan / 1848' lower left, 22.9 x 19.1 cm 		*** ***
6 Click here to view image Goldie, Charles Frederick

'An Aristocrat' Atama Paparangi. a Chieftain of the Rarawa Tribe of Maoris, New Zealand

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'C.F. Goldie. N.Z. / 1933.' upper left, inscribed as titled on a label on the reverse of the frame, 48.2 x 43.1 cm 		*** ***
7 Click here to view image Duterrau, Benjamin

Portrait of an Artist (Self-Portrait)

Oil on canvas, signed with initials and indistinctly dated 'B.D. 181.' lower right, with exhibition number pasted lower left, with painted and chalked inscriptions 'Royal Academy / 1819' on the stretcher, 76.7 x 64.2 cm 		*** ***
8 Click here to view image Duterrau, Benjamin

Portrait of Gentleman, Seated Half Length at a Table, Wearing a Brown Coat, Mustard Waistcoat and Stock, Holding His Spe

Oil on canvas, signed with initials and dated 'BD. 1819' lower right, chalked 'Royal Academy 1817' on the reverse, 90.8 x 70.5 cm 		*** ***
9 Click here to view image Duterrau, Benjamin

Portrait of a Lady, Seated Half Length, Wearing a Green Dress and a Ribbon Bonnet with a Looking Glass

Oil on canvas, signed with initials and dated 'BD. 1822' lower right, chalked 'Suffolk St 1827' and inscribed '1822 / May 29 / June 12 / — 19 / — 29 /.' on the stretcher, 91.5 x 71 cm 		*** ***
10 Click here to view image Duterrau, Benjamin

An Infant of Van Diemen's Land

Oil on canvas, signed with initials and dated 'BD. 1840[or 9?]' lower right, 69.8 x 57.8 cm 		*** ***
11 Click here to view image Glover, John

Ben Lomond from Mr Talbot's Property — Four Men Catching Opossums

Oil on canvas, indistinctly titled 'Ben Lomond from near Mr Talbot's; four of the L[ords] of the [Creat]ion catching opossums' on the artist's label on the stretcher, 76.8 x 114.9 cm 		*** ***
12 Click here to view image Hall, Lindsay Bernard (Bernard)

The Old Soup Kitchen, Oberammergau Monastery

Oil on panel, unframed, signed 'B. Hall' lower left, 33 x 23.7 cm 		*** ***
13 Click here to view image Roberts, Thomas (Tom) William

A Spanish Beauty (1883-84)

Oil on canvas, signed 'Tom Roberts.' upper left, lettered 'R' and indistinctly inscribed on the reverse, 53 x 41 cm 		*** ***
14 Click here to view image McCubbin, Frederick

The Maribyrnong River and Malakoff Castle, Melbourne

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'F McCubbin / 1885' lower right, 8.6 x 35.6 cm 		*** ***
15 Click here to view image Abrahams, Louis

A Sketchbook Including Figure Studies, Portraits, Academies, Caricatures, Animals, Putti and Landscapes

Pencil, sanguine, white chalk, and grey wash on paper, two sheets signed 'L Abrahams' (twice), one sheet signed with monogram 'L A' (twice) 		*** ***
16 Click here to view image Mather, John

The Artist at His Easel (Louis Abrahams)

Oil on board, signed with initials, dedicated and dated 'To L.A. / from J.M. / 1887.' upper left, 35.3 x 25.1 cm 		*** ***
17 Click here to view image McCubbin, Frederick

A Nymph by Moonlight

Pencil and oil on tambourine, 27.9 cm diameter 		*** ***
18 Click here to view image McCubbin, Frederick

The Slipway, Williamstown

Oil on canvas-board, signed 'F McCubbin.' lower right, with inscription '4 2 Boats on Slip' on the reverse, 24.1 x 33 cm 		*** ***
19 Click here to view image Paterson, John Ford

Dunes and Tea Trees

Oil on canvas-board, signed and dated 'J Ford Paterson 1907' lower left, 21.6 x 32.1 cm 		*** ***
20 Click here to view image Conder, Charles Edward

Design for a Fan

Varnished watercolour on silk, signed 'Conder' lower left and dated '1905' upper right, 17.4 x 57.8 cm
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21 Click here to view image Conder, Charles Edward

Interior with Two Figures

Oil on paper laid down on card, the subject extending onto the card mount, 45.3 x 57.6 cm 		*** ***
22 Click here to view image McCubbin, Frederick

Bush Idyll

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'F. McCubbin / 1893' lower right, 119.5 x 221.5 cm 		*** ***
23 Click here to view image Russell, John Peter

Breton Woman on a Cliff Top, Belle-Ile

Oil on canvas, signed with initials 'J.R.' lower right, signed with initials and dated 'J.P.R. Belle Ile 1886' on the stretcher, with inscription 'Sept 1886 / Belle Ile / Mme Jouve' and numbered '10' on the stretcher, 45.7 x 37.8 cm 		*** ***
24 Click here to view image Russell, John Peter

Lake Orta, Italy

Watercolour on paper, signed and dated 'John. Russell Orta 1910.' lower right, 35.2 x 48 cm 		*** ***
25 Click here to view image Russell, John Peter

Offshore Breeze, Liguria

Pencil and watercolour on paper, titled and dated 'Offshore Breeze / Liguria / 20' on the reverse, 28.5 x 40 cm 		*** ***
26 Click here to view image Lindsay, Norman Alfred William

Self Portrait

Etching, signed, titled, numbered and dated 'No 41 55 Norman Lindsay. / Self portrait.' in pencil in the lower margin, 49.2 x 39.7 cm
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27 Click here to view image Lindsay, Norman Alfred William

Adventure

Etching, signed, numbered, titled and dated 'No 3 50 Norman Lindsay 1921 / Adventure' in pencil in the lower margin, 41.2 x 35.6 cm
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28 Click here to view image Heysen, Hans

Scarifying

Watercolour on paper laid down on card, signed and dated 'Hans Heysen. 1920.' lower left, signed, titled and dated 'Scarrifying [sic] / Hans Heysen 1920' on the reverse of the card mount, 38.4 x 50.8 cm
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29 Click here to view image Bunny, Rupert Charles Wulsten

Maisons Roses Au Bord Du Barrage

Oil on canvas, signed 'Rupert C.W. Bunny' lower right, 41.3 x 72.4 cm 		*** ***
30 Click here to view image Heysen, Hans

White Gums

Pencil and watercolour on paper, signed and dated 'Hans Heysen. / 1914.' lower right, 42.6 x 34.9 cm
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31 Click here to view image Namatjira, Albert

Finke River Valley, Central Australia

Pencil and watercolour on paper, inscribed 'Finke River Valley / S.A.' and with 'Aranda Arts Council 398' and 'District Superintendent, Native Affairs Branch, Alice Springs, 28 October 1954' countersigned stamps on the reverse, 36.5 x 43 cm 		*** ***
32 Click here to view image Counihan, Noel Jack

Aboriginal Mother and Child

Oil on board, signed and dated 'Counihan 61' lower right, 90.2 x 61.6 cm 		*** ***
33 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

St Kilda Pier, C.1945

Oil on card, 39.9 x 54 cm 		*** ***
34 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Landscape

Oil on canvas, signed and dated '22nd May 1960 / Nolan' on the reverse, 121.9 x 152.4 cm 		*** ***
35 Click here to view image Power, John Joseph Wardell

The Harbour

Oil on canvas, with inscription 'John W. Power - C.1938 / The Harbour' on the stretcher, 25.4 x 40.6 cm 		*** ***
36 Click here to view image Blackman, Charles Raymond

The Lovers

Oil on paper laid down on board, unframed, 151.2 x 149.8 cm 		*** ***
37 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Boats and Facades, Italy, C.1954

Oil on board, signed with initial 'N' lower left, 63.5 x 76 cm 		*** ***
38 Click here to view image Klippel, Robert Edward

An Illuminated Autograph Letter from Robert Klippel to Nina Mermey

Dated '12/49', 27 x 21 cm 		*** ***
39 Click here to view image Klippel, Robert Edward

Two Drawings for Constructions

Blue black ink on paper, unframed, the frst dated '3/51' lower right, the second dated '1951' lower right, 37.4 x 54 cm; 35.6 x 53.1 cm (2) 		*** ***
40 Click here to view image Blackman, Charles Raymond

Al Alvarez

Black chalk on Japan laid down on cardboard, signed 'Blackman' upper right, 97.5 x 68.9 cm 		*** ***
41 Click here to view image Blackman, Charles Raymond

Girl Playing

Black chalk and indian ink on paper, signed and dated 'Blackman 61' lower right, 167.6 x 139.7 cm
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42 Click here to view image Blackman, Charles Raymond

Sleeping Head

Oil on canvas laid down on board, signed and dated 'Charles / Blackman / 63' upper left, 63.5 x 76.2 cm
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43 Click here to view image Blackman, Charles Raymond

Dreaming Girl

Oil on canvas laid down on board, 76.2 x 63.5 cm
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44 Click here to view image Blackman, Charles Raymond

Cliff Faces

Oil on board, signed 'Blackman' upper left, 91 x 91 cm
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45 Click here to view image Lanceley, Colin

Transit of Venus, 1986

Oil on canvas, painted wood and painted metal chain, signed 'Colin Lanceley' on the reverse of the frame, 72.4 x 44.4 cm 		*** ***
46 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Landscape with Bird

Mixed media on paper, with inscription '1965 / Nolan' on the reverse, 63.5 x 52 cm
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47 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Figures and Landscape

Oil on board, signed and dated '1966 / Nolan / Nolan' lower right, signed, titled and dated 'Figures / and / Landscape / 4 Sept / 1966 / Nolan' on the reverse, 152.5 x 122 cm 		*** ***
48 Click here to view image Boyd, David

Priest with Angel Guard

Oil on canvas laid down on board, signed and dated 'David Boyd 1965' lower left, signed, titled and inscribed 'P / 17 / Title / Priest With / Angel Guard / Oil On Canvas / 60' x 48' / David Boyd. / 136 Hemingford Rd / London / N.1.' on the reverse, 152.4 x 121.9 cm 		*** ***
49 Click here to view image Smart, Frank Jeffrey (Jeff) Edson

The Owner

Oil on board, signed 'Jeffrey Smart 64' lower right and inscribed 'The / Owner', 'Outside Athens' and 'Sylvia! / Please.' on the reverse, 65.4 x 81.3 cm 		*** ***
50 Click here to view image French, Leonard William

Study for Third Day

Mixed media on thin paper laid down on board, signed and titled 'Study for Third Day' Leonard French' lower right, signed, titled and dated 'The Third Day Canberra Leonard French 63' on the reverse, 182.7 x 160.1 cm 		*** ***
51 Click here to view image Drysdale, George Russell (Russell)

Old Larsen, 1953

Oil on canvas, signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right, 91.5 x 71 cm 		*** ***
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